Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kurv bawl]
- /kɜrv bɔl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kurv bawl]
- /kɜrv bɔl/
Definitions of curve-ball word
- noun curve-ball a continuously bending line, without angles. 1
- noun curve-ball the act or extent of curving. 1
- noun curve-ball any curved outline, form, thing, or part. 1
- noun curve-ball a curved section of a road, path, hallway, etc. 1
- noun curve-ball Railroads. a curved section of track: in the U.S. the curve is often expressed as the central angle, measured in degrees, of a curved section of track subtended by a chord 100 feet (30 meters) long (degree of curve) 1
- noun curve-ball Also called curve ball, curveball. Baseball. a pitch delivered with a spin that causes the ball to veer from a normal straight path, away from the side from which it was thrown. the course of such a pitched ball. 1
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Origin of curve-ball
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; (< Middle French) < Latin curvus crooked, bent, curved
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Curve-ball
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
curve-ball popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for curve-ball
See also
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